Director, Software Engineering (Integration and Performance Testing)

Job Overview
Applied Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in insurance technology, is currently searching for a Director, Software Engineering (Integration & Performance Testing) to create a comprehensive strategy for integration testing and a testing ecosystem for Applied Systems software products.
Reporting to the VP, Data Engineering, the Director of Integration and Performance Test Engineering will ensure performance and data consistency across our products by guiding a Performance Testing Team and scaling a System Integration Testing Team.
What You'll Do

• Define the approach for integration testing and performance testing across the portfolio, including curation of data needed for testing environments
• Partner with Engineering Leadership to define a comprehensive approach for the identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks
• Determine annual priorities and quarterly commitments in partnership with leaders from technology, product, and customer experience teams
• Recruit, coach, and retain high performing engineering teams in a culture focused on learning, development, and adoption of new technologies
• Identify patterns and address root causes of problems impacting delivery, quality, and the customer experience
• Address ambiguity and own solutions to complex problems impacting multiple teams
• Initiate change to drive continuous improvement of testing practices, metrics, and performance monitoring systems to proactively maintain system performance
• Guide leaders and teams through times of change by communicating benefits of change, proactively addressing potential concerns, and enabling skill development
• Ensure teams consistently document issues, bugs, and defects to ensure proactive and timely resolution of critical defects

What You'll Need to Succeed
We're looking for someone who:

• Can work remotely or from an Applied Systems office
• Has a degree in computer science, related fields, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Your experience should include some or all of the following:

• 8+ years of experience designing and developing software and testing strategies, with experience focused on cloud-native environment, preferably Google Cloud Platform
• 5+ years leading and scaling software engineering teams, including performance testing and integration testing teams within cloud-based infrastructures

• Experience building and scaling testing environments
• Experience with testing ecosystems is critical

• Proficiency in performance testing, performance analysis, tuning, and optimization techniques for web-based applications, APIs, and databases in a cloud-native environment, with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience preferred
• Deep knowledge of software development methodologies, programming languages, Google Cloud Platforms (including relevant services like Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, etc.), and software security
• Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle practices and tools. Experience with CI/CD pipelines in a cloud environment is essential
• Experience with Performance Monitoring Tools such as Datadog, including the ability to effectively leverage modern application performance monitoring (APM) data for performance analysis, troubleshooting, and optimization in a cloud environment
• Experience with GCP-based Hybrid Infrastructure, virtualization, and infrastructure as code using tools relevant to GCP (e.g., Terraform, Deployment Manager)
• Proven ability to design and implement reliability testing strategies for cloud-based systems, including performance, scalability, and fault tolerance testing

Additionally you may have:

• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

What You'll Gain

• Benefits from Day One
• Health insurance plans, dental, and vision
• Wellness incentives
• 401(k) and/or RRSP retirement savings plans with employer match
• Work-Life Balance
• Competitive paid vacation time and a free day for your birthday
• Personal/sick time
• Paid holidays
• Flex Time
• Paid parental leave (U.S. candidates)
• Volunteer time off
• Empowering Career Growth and Success - We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We grow our teams from within and give our employees opportunities to advance.

What We Value
We strive for excellence at every turn to be the best at what we do. We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We fulfil the promise of insurance - safeguarding and protecting what matters most in people's lives. And there is no more important job than that.
Our focus on the workforce, workplace and marketplace gives us a qualified individual in an environment in which they can be productive while we maintain our position in the industry. To help drive that change toward a vibrant, modern workplace, we have employee-driven networks with commonalities in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and military status.
Who We Are
Applied Systems is the leading global provider of cloud-based software that powers the business of insurance. Recognized as a pioneer in insurance automation and the innovation leader, Applied is the world's largest agency and brokerage management systems provider, serving customers throughout the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. By automating the insurance lifecycle, Applied's people and products enable millions of people worldwide to safeguard and protect what matters most.
For 40 years, Applied Systems has led an industry we helped to create with a mission to continuously improve the business of insurance. From partnerships, acquisitions, and insurance innovation initiatives, Applied has focused on efforts to be the indispensable partner in our industry.
It's an exciting time at Applied. You can do big things here, in an environment that supports creative thinking and bold ideas. Visit http://www.AppliedSystems.com for more information on how you can challenge what's possible.
EEO Statement
Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don't discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
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